Descriptive Representation and the 111th Congress

..............................................House Senate USA

• Average Age*...................57.0... 63.1... 37.8
• % Women..........................18....... 17..... 50.7
• % African-American ......9.0..... 1.0...... 12.8
• % Latino.......................... 6.2..... 1.0...... 14.8
• % Asian .............................1.6..... 2.0...... 4.4
• Income......................... $174,000... $52,175**

* Age at the start of the 111th Congress.

**Median household income

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